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Research Article

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Tobacco Use & Sleep Problems Among Active Duty Service Members

Objective: To determine the consequences of tobacco use on a person’s sleep.Methods: Active duty service members self-disclosing their tobacco use participated in a one month study during which time they completed standardized self-assessment scales which included the Pittsburg Insomnia ...

Review Articles

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Melanoma for Primary Care

The incidence of newly diagnosed malignant melanoma is rapidly increasing. In 2016, it is estimated that there will be 76,380 new cases with 10,130 deaths in the United States. Incidence has increased from 1 in 1500 persons born in the early 1900s to 1 in 50 of Caucasian persons born in ...
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Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Call to Action for Osteopathic Medicine

It has been nearly 20 years since the first Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study was published. It is time for the osteopathic profession to embrace these findings – that adversity and trauma in childhood foster ill health in adults and children. We need to champion a well-informed...
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Osteopathic Approach to Anxiety

Anxiety disorders are one of the most common psychiatric disorders presenting to the family physician. Anxiety disorders are both biologic and psychologic in origin. Anxiety is a signal alerting the individual of ‘danger.’ This danger can be unknown, internal, conflictual and vague. The ...

Clinical Images

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Febrile Exanthem

A 13-month-old black female presented to her family practice office with a four-day history of fever, nasal congestion, and loose stools. Her maximum temperature was 103.9 degrees Fahrenheit, obtained rectally. Symptoms accompanying the fever included diminished appetite, irritability, a...